My beloved violets przechytrzyły surprised me and at the same time this year. Extremely long winter meant that I had to wait for a long time and not when everyone wrote that there are a rash, in my garden in the far north was not even a trace. Appeared at the end of the week before Easter - just this week, where I had a moment of free time to their collection. At fiołkobranie I chose only the sun, the second day of Christmas, but some of the flowers had already przekwitnąć, and most of the wither. I have been such a violet "bleed", which, despite everything, I gathered with a slight disappointment. And that all "bleed" work best packed in jars, in all sorts of preparations, so and violets this year I decided to redo the sweet and fragrant unguent for the bread. Once I had the opportunity to try shopping jams of the petals of violet - was interesting in taste, although clearly the "overclocked" artificial flavor. Initially I was going to make her home version, but the prospect of dressing up all flowers and separation from tiny flakes of verified green rapidly plan and stood on the pink-violet jelly:)
syrup of violets part of you seem bland and without any particular taste and aroma (although as any syrup, it checks only after dilution or addition to add flavor.) Jelly is another - more lemon juice and lower added sugar, plus a sweet violet scent makes it very enjoyable in direct contact with:) A jam the petals do next time (just a little Practice patience;)).
violet jelly:
4 cup violets,
1 liter of water,
1 / 2 cup lemon juice, 500 g sugar
gelling of pectins
violet flowers purified from stalk (and potential residents ;)) Pour into a glass dish and pour over boiling water. Cover and let stand for at least 2 hours.
infusion strain, add lemon juice and mix with sugar. Heat to boiling, then simmer about 2-3 minutes. Scalded with hot jelly filled, dry jars. Zapasteryzować.